Kamala Harris Narrows VP Search to Two Finalists: Walz and Shapiro
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- Kamala Harris has narrowed her search for a vice-presidential running mate to two finalists: Tim Walz of Minnesota and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania.
- Harris is scheduled to reveal her decision no later than Tuesday, just in time for a joint appearance with her vice-presidential pick at Sanctuary College that evening here.
- Harris wrote to her allies that she has reached no decision, and expressed the importance of being transparent with grassroots supporters.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a 51-year-old that polls show with high approval ratings; and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is friendly to Pennsylvania Democrats in general while being rural-friendly enough for the Harris' comical canvassing efforts.
It arrived in the middle of her land siege for a general election showdown against presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.
Multiple sources: Biden to pick Walz, Shapiro as Kamala Harris VP (Reporting by Andrea Shalal and Nandita Bose.
Plurality ' consensus official candidate says still hasn't made up her mind They are each governor for Pennsylvania and Minnesota respectively. Her pick, Vance will that help her challenge a Republican president Trump? Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is down to two finalists in her search for a vice-presidential running mate — and three people with knowledge of the matter say that they are Governors Tim Walz, Val Demigsentino of Minnesota AND Josh Shapiro OF PA.
Harris, the U.S. VP, is supposed to report her choice by Tuesday, in front of her originally booked public appearance with her running mate that night at Sanctuary College in Philadelphia. In a message to allies late on Monday, Harris said she still couldn't seem to go with her choice. She wrote, "I know many of you are eager to find out who I will be selecting to join me on the campaign trail, and hopefully in the White House, as my Vice President." She was referring to the candidate for vice president. "However, I have not settled on my choice yet, it is critical to me that grassroots allies - like you - have direct updates about the condition of the race," she said, offering electors an opportunity to join on a connection to get fresh insight about the declaration first.
As she hastily puts together a campaign to challenge Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and U.S., Harris' choice of a running mate is one of the most important decisions of her political career. Congressperson JD Vance, his bad habit official pick, in the Nov. 5 political race. Additionally, on Tuesday, Vance will make a campaign stop in South Philadelphia.
With high approval ratings in Pennsylvania, which has 19 electoral votes and is a must-win state for both Harris and Trump, Shapiro, 51, is a rising star of the party. Walz, 60, a former United States A member of the Army National Guard and a former educator, has emerged in recent weeks as an effective advocate for Harris. He has referred to Trump and Vance as "weird," a slur that has gone viral and is supported by the Harris campaign.
Walz has proven to be popular with rural, white voters as a former member of Congress from a Republican-leaning district. However, he has also championed progressive policies as governor, such as expanded paid worker leave and free school meals. While Minnesota is an unequivocally equitable state, it is near Wisconsin and Michigan, two essential milestones.
All were white men, and all had previous jobs as either a governor (four), senator or cabinet secretary; the six flavor-of-the-month finalists in the Biden spoon to woo rural whites. Competitors also included U.S. Reps Mark Kelly of Arizona, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker for Really the News'>Really> Right Up's Most Definitely Not'). Reuters will learn Monday evening or Tuesday morning whether the candidates were picked, sources said.
The pair are each set to be featured in a campaign announcement on social media outlets for which officials from the Biden and Sanders campaigns have familiarity with arrangements told CNN. Two weeks ago, shortly after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race and endorsed Harris to replace him, Harris began seriously looking for a running mate. There was no quick sign that Monday's market selloff would affect Harris' declaration timing. Trump sought to capitalize on the dip, writing in a post on his new social media site Truth Social that triggered what he referred to as "the Kamala crash."
During the weekend, Harris also huddled with her vetting team (each VP finalist has a group) made up of former Attorney General Eric Holder and attorneys from Covington and Burling LLP who sifted through financing records for potential running mates. Multiple sources familiar with the process claim that Holder and his office presented each finalist in depth.
Harris is gauging the choice with her better half, Doug Emhoff, brother by marriage Tony West, and a little circle of helpers and counsels, the sources said. A few urban communities, FIVE DAYS A five-day, multiple-city tour of battleground states likely to decide the election will begin with the rally on Tuesday afternoon. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Detroit, Michigan; Durham, North Carolina; Phoenix, Arizona; and Las Vegas, Nevada, are the six cities that Harris and her running mate will visit.
They will hold rallies in each city on the tour, including at restaurants and union halls, as well historically Black universities and colleges. Last weekend, the Harris campaign rolled out a Republican-to-Democrats program showcasing endorsements from Republicans such as former Trump White House officials Stephanie Grisham and Olivia Troye to woo GOP voters into crossing over for the Democrat. The program - called conservatives for Harris - will hold the opening shot occasions in the milestone territories of Arizona, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania on Monday.
On Monday, Harris received yet another endorsement from a union, this time from the hospitality workers' union, which praised her for her long track record of supporting union workers. Catch up with the Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter for all you need to about news v/ morning items.